Electrical appliance



Oct 19 ,1926.

' J. R. EAGLEN ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE Filed August 25 192 CI 25. .ZZyZeW,

Patented oer." 19, 1926.

UNITED I STATES JOSEPH ,R. EAGLEN, OF HAZLEWOOD, PENNSYLVANIA.

ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE.

Application filed August 25, 1924. Serial No. 734,008.

This invention relates to an improved device which may be broadlyreferred to as an electrical appliance. The invention however has morespecific reference to an appliance of this class which is in the form ofa plug adapted to be tapped into a wall socket, the .plugitself-provided with a plurality of sockets one to receive a line wireplug, one for a light bulb and the remaining one being especiallydesigned for reception of an auxiliary low current capacity fuse.

The improved device has been designed with an aim to obviate thenecessity of going to the fuse box in the cellar to replace a main highcurrent-capacity .fuse until the auxiliary has blown.

The primary object is to provide a single body which is provided with apluralit of socketed branches, there being'a socket or a light bulb, asocket for a cord plug, such as is used with an-electric iron or thelike, and a socketfor the auxiliary fuse. The cord plug socket is inelectrical connection withthe auxiliar fuse, the light bulb socket whichis placed in the socket 4 will be lighted being entirely lndependent andunfused, whereby it may be readily ascertained whether the fuse blown byan overload is the auxiliary fuse in the appliance, or a main fuse inthe supply line.

In the accompanying drawing y The single figure represents a. sectionalview partly in elevation, of an electrical appliance constructed inaccordance with the present invention.

In carrying out the invention I provide a body which is constructedofsuitable insulation material, the body being generally designated by thereference character 1. It is.

preferably hollowed out at its center and is provided at one end with aplug 2 adapted to be screwed into a wall socket fixture or the like. Inalignment with this plug and at its opposite end it is provided with abranch 3 which in turn is provided with a socket 4 for reception of abulb. The body also includes the laterally directed'branch 5 providedwith a socket 6 for a plug from an electric iron, curling iron, or othersimilar article. The sockets are equipped with a shell or lining ofelectroconductive material 7 forming one of the contacts. They are alsoprovided with suitable centrally located spring contacts 8. Disposed onthe opposite side of the body and extending at right an les therefrom isthe somewhat larger branch 9 formed with a socket for accommodating aconventional type of fuse 10. The outer end of this branch is externallyscrew threaded to permit a screw cap 11 to be screwed thereon. The capis provided with central apertures'for permitting passage of airtherethrough for cooling the fuse. The fuse socket is also equipped witha lining and contact as is the aforesaid plug 2 and a plurality of wiressupply the current. A pair of wires 12 and 12 supply current directly tothe socket 4, while a separate pair ofv wires 13 and 13 supply currentto socket 6. Itwill be noted that wire 13 connects with wire 12, whilewire 13 leads to the center contact of the fuse socket. Moreover, theshell of the fuse socket has electrical connection with wire 12*. Underthis arrangement, socket 6 is-fused by the' auxiliary fuse 10. ()n theother hand, socket 4 is independent and is only fusedby the highercurrent capacity fuses contained in the main supply line of the cellaror the like. It will thus be seen that when the plug 2 is tapped intothe wall socket, the electric bulb directly from the main supply wires.This will also be true of the cord plug, which is fitted into socket 6,but this socket is fused through the auxiliary fuse 10. Hence, in caseof an overload of current, the low cur rent fuse 10 will be blown, forofcourse it isv possible that one of the higher current capacity mainfuses would be blown. This may be readily ascertained, however, by theappliance, as constructed. For instance, if the fuse 10 has blown andthe lamp bulb in the socket 4 is still illuminated, then that shows thatthe fuses in the'main supply line are still good, it being onlynecessary to replace the auxiliary fuse 10. ,Obviously, by having theappliance in the same room with the electrical contrivance bein used,advantageous results will be obtaine l'Vhile I have shown and describedthe specific embodiment of the invention it is to be understood thatminor changes comin Within the field of invention may be resortec l toif desired.

. Having thus described the invention, what I claimis:- Y

1. An electrical appliance comprising a single body of insulationmaterial including a plug adapted to be tapped into a wall socket, and aplurality of branches having sockets formed therein, the internal wallsof such sockets being lined with electroconductive material, each socketbeing pro vided with a central contact, and one socket being providedwith external screw threads at its open end, said one socket beinadapted for reception of afuse, a remova 1e closing cap 'forsaid fusesocket, said cap being screwed onto the branch containing said fusesocket, and wires embedded in said body and connected with said liningsand contacts in a manner to fuse one of the remaining sockets and torender the other socket unfused.

2. An electrical appliance of the class described comprising a singlebodyof insulation material having a plugatone end adapted to be tappedinto a wall socket, having a pair of diverging branches at itsoppositeend and a single branch on one side, all of said branches beingformed with sockets lined with electroconductive material,

each socket being provided withna central .contact and said side socketbeing provided with external screw threads at its open end, said onesocket being adapted for reception of a low current capacity fuse, aremovable closing cap for said fuse socket, main conducting wiresconnected with the pin and with one of the diverging branches, ansupplemental current conducting wires connect- In testimony whereof Iafiix my sigma-c ture.

JOSEPH "7R. EAGLES.

